Is Valio OddlyGood Dreamy Lemon ultra-processed?

130 g Non-dairy yogurts Sold in the United Kingdom and Finland

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Colour
Emulsifier
Flavouring
Modified starch
E100 Curcumin
E14xx Modified Starch
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30 ingredients
4 additives
Nutri-Score D

Less processed non-dairy yogurts

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

water, sugar (processing marker), fully hydrogenated coconut oil (processing marker), gluten-free oat flour 4%, faba bean protein, lemon juice from concentrate, lemon pulp, rapeseed oil, modified starch (ultra-processing marker), flavourings (ultra-processing marker), emulsifier (ultra-processing marker) (e472e (ultra-processing marker)), calcium, salt (processing marker), acidity regulator (sodium citrates), vitamins, riboflavin, vitamin b2, vitamin b12, vitamin d2, iodine, colour (ultra-processing marker) (curcumin (ultra-processing marker)), starter culture, lactobacillus acidophilus, bifidobacterium sp, contains lemon 5.4% (juice 2.8%, pulp 2.6%)

Additives: E100 Curcumin , E14XX Modified Starch , E331 Sodium citrates , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

water, sugar, fully hydrogenated coconut oil, gluten-free oat flour (4%), faba bean protein, lemon juice from concentrate, lemon pulp, rapeseed oil, modified starch, flavourings, emulsifier (e472e), calcium, salt, acidity regulator (sodium citrates), vitamins (riboflavin (b2), b12, d2), iodine, colour (curcumin), starter culture, lactobacillus acidophilus, bifidobacterium sp, contains lemon 5,4% (juice 2,8%, pulp 2,6%),

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

E100 Curcumin Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
E14xx Modified Starch Modified starches (E1400 to E1452) are starches treated physically, with enzymes or chemically so that they thicken and hold up to heating, freezing or acidity better than ordinary starch.
E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.

4 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 91 non-dairy yogurts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 85th. 84% of the non-dairy yogurts here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 91 non-dairy yogurts, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 6408430400102, last edited 24 April 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.